Necktie knot form



July 17, 1951 r H. E. HANSON 2,560,861

NECKTIE KNOT FORM Filed' June 28, 1947 INVENTOR. .fifzZizzgf 27752222507;

Patented July 17, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE NECKTIE KNOT FORM Hilmer E. Hanson, Chicago, 111.

Application June 28, 1947, Serial No. 757,842

2 Claims. 1

The invention relates to an article or element adapted for use in the tying of a necktie and has for its principal object the provision of an improved inexpensive knot form by means of which a neat and attractive knot may be tied in the ordinary four-in-hand necktie without resorting to any complicated tying procedures. Other objects of the invention are to provide a knot form that includes portions by means of which the form may be easily attached to a portion of the necktie so that it need not be held in place by hand while the knot is being tied; to provide an element or form tapered longitudinally and generally arcuate in transverse cross section so as to conform to the general shape of the conventional four-in-hand knot; to provide a form that will be completely concealed within the finished knot; and to provide an article of the class described that will not perforate, tear or otherwise damage the neckties with which it is used.

The foregoing and other important objects and desirable features of the invention will become apparent as the disclosure is more fully made in the following detailed description of a preferred embodiment of the invention as shown in the accompanying sheet of drawings in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the knot form per se;

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section taken substantially on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a transverse section taken substantially on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1; and

Figs. 4 to 8 are views of consecutive steps in the use of the form in conjunction with the tying of a knot in an ordinary four-in-hand necktie.

Reference in the following description to particular types of material of which the article may be formed and certain sizes that the article may assume, are, like other descriptive details, for the purpose of illustration only and should not be taken as limiting the application of the principles of the invention.

The knot form comprises essentially a member of relatively stiif though somewhat flexible material, and may be of metal, plastic, pressboard, impregnated fabric or other suitable material. The member is provided with an upper end portion I and a lower end portion II and is substantially arcuate in transverse cross section (Fig. 3) being generally triangular in shape and including a central body portion l2, the opposite sides which converge or taper from top to bottom as at I3. Stated otherwise, the member is substantially concavo-convex in its transverse dimension, with the convex surface providing the front of the member and the concave surface providing the rear of the member, in such manner that the central body portion I2 is flanked at opposite sides by wings I4. Each wing inclines rearwardly and laterally outwardly from the proximate side edge I3 of the body I2 generally at an obtuse angle to the front surface of the body I2 (Fig. 3). The member is non-tubular in cross section; that is to say, the wings I4 terminate a short distance rearwardly of the rear surface of the body portion I2 without curving back upon the body and each wing includes a terminal edge I5 (Figs. 1 and 3) spaced laterally outwardly from the proximate side edge portion I3. The terminal side edges I5 of the wings I4 are generally parallel to their proximate side edges I3 and each wing is provided at its upper outer portion with a rounded corner 16 (Fig. l) which blends into the upper or top end portion I0 of the member.

The member includes a hook or tongue element I'I integral with or otherwise joined to the upper end portion Ill of the member. A root portion of this hook or tongue element extends immediately rearwardly of the body portion I2 as shown in Fig. 3 and a torque portion of such element extends downwardly alongside the rear surface of the body a substantial distance toward the lower end portion II. In Fig. 2 it can be seen that the hook element lies substantially in the cavity formed between the rearwardly curved wings and the central body of the device. The formation of the hook or tongue ii in its relationship to the body I2 is preferably such that a slight degree of resiliency is imparted to the tongue so that it may-have relative movement toward and away from the rear surface of the body i2, whereupon to effect a clamping or gripping action on the portion of a necktie I8 that may be introduced between the tongue I! and body portion I2 (Fig. 4). The lower portion of the hook or tongue I! is curved outwardly at [9 (Fig. 2) to facilitate the introduction of the necktie I8. When the member is attached to the necktie, it is hooked over a portion of the necktie in a direction normal to the principal axis of the tie and the relationship between the body I2 and hook or tongue I! is such as to hold the member in place on the tie. In Figs. 2 and 3 it can be seen that the terminal edges I5 of the wings I4 project rearwardly from the rear face of the body I2 more distantly than the hook III-II-I9. Thus the wings I4 embrace a space wherein the hook is disposed. In Fig. 3 it is apparent that the terminal edges of the wings M are spaced apart more distantly than the width of the hook Hll7l9 to provide a tie-receiving space between the hook and each of the wings I4. When so disposed within the tie-receiving spaces between said hook and the wing terminal edges l the tie will be bent into a serpentine formation illustrated diagrammatically by the dot dash line l8 in Fig. 3.

The member, as viewed in Fig. 2, is formed'generally as an inverted U, the legs of which are represented by the wide arouate body I2 and the flat and narrow tongue [1, these legs being substan' tially coextensive to the extent that the tongue Iloverlies a substantial portion of the body Hi The rearward and lateral curving or inclining of the wings I4 is such as to dispose theterminal side edges of the wings rearwardl y of the tongue IT.

In other words, a chord across the generallyar cuate cross section of the member passing though the terminal side edges it of the wings i l will lie reari a1 1 f the tongue H, whereupon to will be in de a'plane including the terminal side i so that the necktieit; reduced between the tongue ll and body i and ay further curve over the wings 5 represented by the single dot-dash in the use of the member isillustrated in i, where it is shown that the member is a shed to the long end ofthe tie closely adjacent the neckband portion N. In this respect the rela 've lengths of the por-tions S and are t1 1e those usually adopted in the tie inary four--11 -hand knotth iportion L 15; member lies-substan of the. portion 8- adjane lor portion L isthen rider the short por=tion=S (Fig; 6)

and around the knot-forming ,3 'Z and upwardly through the now closedneckband N. e is now brought downwardly and L1 of the tie that lies oer, the portion L, of ctueen the under-surface'ofthe portion Ll, an the outer or front surface of the knot-forming member. ihe steps in-thety-ing of the necktie in conjunction with the use' oi the knot-forming me er be the same as-those followed in the or inary rennin-hand: procedure.

The completed knot is shown at Fig; 8. The knot-forming member greatl enhances'the apce of thelznot particularly useful-in -1 es that are of comparatively lightweight fabric or otherwise lacking suihcient'body to =pr0- vide a neat and. substantial knot; l he knotforming member is completely concealed' bythe finished knot. The gripping action of-thehook or tongue ii is such stoprovidefor attachment of the knot forniing member to the tie without perforating, tearing or otherwise damaging the tie;

neck 1 Other desirable characteristics and advantages of the knot-forming member illustrated and described will appear to those skilled in the art. It is not desired that the invention be limited to the precise details set forth.

What is claimed is:

1. A necktie knot form, comprising: a member of substantiall uniform thickness having a central body including front and rear surfaces and opposite sides tapering from one end to the other top'rov'ide a relatively long upper edge and a relatively short lower edge; a pair of wings joined to and rigid with the sides of the body, one at each side, each inclining rearwardly and laterally outwardly from its proximate side at an obtuse angle to the rear surface of the body and having a terminal side edge positioned in laterally outwardly spaced relation to said proximate side of the body; and a necktie-clasping tongue joined to the upper edge of he be y extending substantially immediately lfiil ardly thereof and thence directly dos/hoard: e of and in closeiy spaced tion to the rear Si. ace of the body, sa d to as l ing generally but. 11 and being narrower t ran the la ng of the terminal side e- "1d extending a substantial d lower edge of the forwardly of a ue further 1 the tar caused is .e ration.

2. A necktie l: ot foil comprising: a member having a central body including iront and rear surfaces, an upper edge,- a relatively short lower edge and opposite sides tapering from respective opposite end's or up edge to respective opposite ends of the lower edge; a pair of wings ree body will be spectively rigidly joined to and ezitending len'gthwise of the sides of the body, each wing inclining rearwardly from theiront surf cc of the body and having a terminal side edge positioned rearward- 1y of the side edge the body witlir which it"is joined; and ahook element having aroot portion rigid with the upper edge the body and a tongue portion extending downwardly contiguously to the rear surface or" the body within the space embraced wings, said tongue portion of the hook lying generally between the wings and extending a substantial distance toward the lower edge 01' the'body, andthe terminal side edges of the wings being spaced apart more distantly than the width of said hook to provide a tie-receivingspace therebetween;

HILMER E. HANSON.

REFERENCES CITED The'following' references are ofrecordin th'e file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,276,668 lvic'Jsker Aug. 20; 1913 1,452,648 Mead Apr. 24, 19 23 2,04=(),297 Costantini May 12,1336 2,316,002 Koivisto Apr. 6, 1943 FOREIGN PATENTS- Number Country Date 1 29,812 Great Britain of 191 2 115.335- Great Britain May-9. 19'18 

